33-501. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. (1) Each school district shall be governed by a board of trustees. The board of trustees of each elementary school district shall consist of three (3) members, and the board of trustees of each other school district shall consist of five (5) members. Provided, however, that the board of trustees of […]
33-502. DECLARATIONS OF CANDIDACY FOR TRUSTEES. Any person legally qualified to hold the office of school trustee may file a declaration of candidacy for the office, each of which shall bear the name of the candidate, state the term for which declaration of candidacy is made, and bear the signature of not less than five […]
33-502B. BOARD OF TRUSTEES — ONE NOMINATION — NO ELECTION. In any election for trustees, if, after the expiration of the date for filing written nominations for the office of trustee, it appears that only one (1) qualified candidate has been nominated for a position to be filled or if only one (1) candidate has […]
33-503. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES — UNIFORM DATE. (1) The election of school district trustees including those in charter districts shall be on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in odd-numbered years. Notice and conduct of the election, and the canvassing of the returns, shall be as provided in chapter 14, title 34, Idaho […]
33-504. VACANCIES ON BOARDS OF TRUSTEES. A vacancy shall be declared by the board of trustees when any nominee has been elected but has failed to qualify for office, or within thirty (30) days of when any trustee shall (a) die; (b) resign as trustee; (c) remove himself from his trustee zone of residence; (d) […]
33-505. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DISTRICT NEWLY CREATED. (1) Within ten (10) days after the entry of any order creating a new school district by the consolidation of districts or parts thereof, the trustees of all school districts involved in the consolidation shall meet at the call of the state superintendent of public instruction or his […]
33-506. ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES. (1) Each board of school district trustees shall organize at its first regular meeting in January and elect a chairman, a vice chairman, a clerk and a treasurer. The clerk and the treasurer may be members of the board of trustees; or, in the discretion of the […]
33-507. LIMITATION UPON AUTHORITY OF TRUSTEES. (1) It shall be unlawful for any trustee to have pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or other transaction pertaining to the maintenance or conduct of the school district or to accept any reward or compensation for services rendered as a trustee except as may be otherwise […]
33-508. DUTIES OF CLERK. The clerk of the board of trustees shall have such duties as shall be prescribed by the board. He shall attend all meetings of the board of trustees, shall keep the record of the proceedings, and shall enter in said record all matters required by law, or by the board, so […]
33-509. DUTIES OF THE TREASURER. The treasurer elected by the board of trustees of a school district shall have such duties as the board may prescribe. The treasurer shall be placed under fidelity bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in the state of Idaho, in such amount as the board of […]
33-509A. ASSISTANT TREASURERS. A board of trustees of a school district may elect one (1) or more assistant treasurers who shall have such duties as the board of trustees may prescribe. Assistant treasurers shall be subject to the control, supervision and direction of the treasurer of the district. An assistant treasurer may perform the statutory […]
33-510. ANNUAL MEETINGS — REGULAR MEETINGS — BOARDS OF TRUSTEES. (1) The annual meeting of each school district shall be on the date of its regular January meeting in each year. Notice of the annual meeting of elementary school districts shall be given as provided in section 33-402, Idaho Code, but one (1) publication shall […]
33-511. MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOLS. The board of trustees of each school district shall have the following powers and duties: (1) Each elementary school district shall maintain at least one (1) elementary school, and each other school district shall maintain at least one (1) elementary school and one (1) secondary school; (2) To employ necessary help […]
33-512. GOVERNANCE OF SCHOOLS. The board of trustees of each school district shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To fix the days of the year and the hours of the day when schools shall be in session. However: (a) Each school district shall annually adopt and implement a school calendar that provides its […]
33-512A. DISTRICT CURRICULAR MATERIALS ADOPTION COMMITTEES. The board of trustees of each school district shall appoint a curricular materials adoption committee to advise the board on selection of curricular materials, as defined in section 33-118A, Idaho Code, for use within the schools of the district. Such a committee shall contain a membership at least one-half […]
33-512B. SUICIDAL TENDENCIES — DUTY TO WARN. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33-512(4), Idaho Code, neither a teacher nor a school district shall have a duty to warn of the suicidal tendencies of a student absent the teacher’s knowledge of direct evidence of such suicidal tendencies. (2) "Direct evidence" means evidence which directly proves […]
33-512C. ENCOURAGEMENT OF GIFTED STUDENTS. If a student completes any required high school course with a grade of C or higher before entering grade 9, if that course meets the same standards that are required in high school, if the course is taught by a properly certified teacher who meets the federal definition of being […]
33-512D. SELF-DIRECTED LEARNER DESIGNATION. (1) A student attending public school in Idaho shall be eligible to be designated as a self-directed learner. For the purposes of this section, a "self-directed learner" means a student: (a) Who demonstrates mastery of content knowledge through grades, assessments, or mastery-based learning rubrics; (b) Whose teacher or teachers designate the […]
33-513. PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL. The board of trustees of each school district, including any specially chartered district, shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To employ professional personnel, on written contract in form approved by the state superintendent of public instruction, conditioned upon a valid certificate being held by such professional personnel at the time […]
33-514. ISSUANCE OF ANNUAL CONTRACTS — SUPPORT PROGRAMS — CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTS — OPTIONAL PLACEMENT. (1) The board of trustees shall establish criteria and procedures for the supervision and evaluation of certificated employees who are not employed on a renewable contract, as provided for in section 33-515, Idaho Code. (2) There shall be three (3) […]
